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AISI 317 Stainless Steel vs. C17510 Copper

AISI 317 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17510 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C17510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 35 to 55
5.4 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
210 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 420
120 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
22 to 54
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
23 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
49
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 260
39 to 92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 430
64 to 2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
11 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
95.9 to 98.4
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
1.4 to 2.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5